WEBVTT STORY.REPORTER: THE INJURED GREATWHITE WASHING IN AND OUT OFF THESHORES THROUGHOUT MOST OF THEEVENING TONIGHT, CERTAINLYCAUSED QUITE A STIR AS LOCALSCAME OUT TO TAKE A LOOK.WE WANT TO WARN YOU, THIS VIDEOMAY BE GRAPHIC FOR SOME.A YOUNG 8-FOOT GREAT WHITE SHARKCAUGHT IN SHALLOW SURF OFFPLEASURE POINT IN SANTA CRUZ.>> I'VE NEVER SEEN A WHITE THATBIG.>> WE JUST SEEN HIM ROLLINGAROUND IN THE SURF, SO I DON'TKNOW, PEOPLE ARE SAYING THATHE'S DPED, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE.REPORTER: THE SHARK RESEARCHFOUNDATION MADE A FEW RESCUEATTEMPTS.>> WE WERE ABLE TO GET THESHARKUP RIGHTED AND IN THEWATER, IT JUST TURNED AROUND, ITWAS AIMLESS.REPORTER: 13-FOOT WAVES MADE ITHARDER FOR THE SHARK TO SWIMBACK OUT TO SEA W. THE SHARKSTUCK NEAR THE COAST, THE NEXTSTEP WILL BE TO DETERMINE WHAT'SMAKING IT SICK.>> IT'S POSSIBLY AN -->> THE FEARED OCEAN PREDATORCAUSED QUITE A CROWD TO GATHER.THE STRANDED WHALES MAY BE MORECOMMON, BUT A GREAT WHITECERTAINLY IS NOT.>> IT'S VERY UNUSUAL OUT HERE.IT'S MORE COMMON ON THE EASTCOAST TO HAVE WHITE STRARKS --SHARKS STRAND.WE HAVE STRANDINGS, JUST NOTTHIS PARTICULAR SPECIES.REPORTER: HE IS EXPECTING THESHARK TO DIE OVERNIGHT.THEY'RE HOPING IT WILL WASHASHORE IN THE MORNING WHERETHEY'LL HAVE EASIER ACCESS TOIT.>> ERIN: AND THE POINT IS THEYWANT TO LEARN SOMETHING, THEYWANT TO LEARN WHY THE SHARK GOTCAUGHT, WH IT BEACHED ITSELF IFIT WAS INDEED INJURED OR SICK,THEY HOPE TO LEARN SOMETHINGFROM IT.>> ABSOLUTELY.AND SEAN WAS MENTIONING IS THATTHEY DO BELIEVE IT WAS SOMETHINGTHEY ARE CALLING A CARNEOBACTERIM.HE SAID IT COULD ALSO BE A HOOKTHE SHARK SWALLOWED A WELL.>> IF THE SHARK DOES DECIDE,